Introductions New from New Zealand

[Penfold]

Hello all. New member from New Zealand. Been playing with a PCP airgun for about 1 year now (for indoor BR at 25 yards).
Using an Anschutz 9015 HP. I'm retired ex NZ Army, and ex NZ Fire Service old guy. Looking forward to meeting and greeting here on the forum.

 

[hameditor]

Greetings and welcome to the HAM Community

What PCP do you own? And what do you think of it?

 

[FL22]

Hello and welcome to HAM.

 

[pan60]

welcome to HAM. : )

 

[Penfold]

Greetings and welcome to the HAM Community

What PCP do you own? And what do you think of it?

Anschutz 9015 HP.
It's OK now but was a complete mess when supplied new by Anschutz.
Their quality has gone downhill badly.
Major problem was the poor effort when making the barrel.


I complained to them and was basically told to go pound sand. They said it reached their standard of acceptability.
Put the barrel in the lathe and trued up that dodgy muzzle job. Much better now!

 

[Danman]

Hello all. New member from New Zealand. Been playing with a PCP airgun for about 1 year now (for indoor BR at 25 yards).
Using an Anschutz 9015 HP. I'm retired ex NZ Army, and ex NZ Fire Service old guy. Looking forward to meeting and greeting here on the forum.

Welcome aboard! What are the rules/regs regarding air rifles in New Zealand?! I believe AirArms TV did a hunting video or 2 there, hunting turkey and rabbits if i recall...beautiful country!

 

[Penfold]

18 years and over you are allowed to own an air rifle unless it's a PCP.
Then you must also have a FAL (Firearms Licence).
I used a CZ457 Varmint (.22) in a MDT Oryx chassis for my BR, but sold that and bought the new 9015 HP.
It's about the same accuracy as the CZ was but way cheaper shooting.
Found one of those videos...thanks.

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[Farmplinker2]

Greetings from Ohio fellow HAMster! Any restrictions on other air rifles than age?

 

[Penfold]

Ha Ha...I wondered how long before someone picked up that Penfold is a hamster. Well done.
Re airguns in NZ...it's all here...
Airgun safety | Firearms Safety Authority New Zealand

 

[dunz]

Howdy Penfold, and greetings from FL

 

[PapaT]

Welcome to our little HAMlet, looking forward to learning about airguns from New set of cultural eyes.

 

[Dogowski]

Anschutz 9015 HP.
It's OK now but was a complete mess when supplied new by Anschutz.
Their quality has gone downhill badly.
Major problem was the poor effort when making the barrel.
View attachment 14799

I complained to them and was basically told to go pound sand. They said it reached their standard of acceptability.
Put the barrel in the lathe and trued up that dodgy muzzle job. Much better now!

Nice work on that barrel! And welcome to the HAM forum. Enjoy your stay here.

 

[Penfold]

A quick post to show how the 9015 turned out.
The barrel is short but it 'looks' longer because it lives in a stainless steel shroud that is 95mm longer than the actual barrel. Probably was done for aesthetics (look good stuff).
I had to cut the shroud back the 95mm to expose the muzzle that needed attention.
So it looks a tad different now, but shoots way better (note: Josef1000 quickfill on front of cylinder).

Before...


After...

 

[Dogowski]

A quick post to show how the 9015 turned out.
The barrel is short but it 'looks' longer because it lives in a stainless steel shroud that is 95mm longer than the actual barrel. Probably was done for aesthetics (look good stuff).
I had to cut the shroud back the 95mm to expose the muzzle that needed attention.
So it looks a tad different now, but shoots way better (note: Josef1000 quickfill on front of cylinder).

Before...
View attachment 14834

After...
View attachment 14835

Sweet looking rifle man!

 

[Penfold]

Sweet looking rifle man!

Thanks. It's certainly not a tactical looking or sporter style is it?
Made for just one purpose...Benchrest.
That's the BR50 stock, and I added the Atlasworxs adjustable cheek riser. That's the first iteration in the photo, and the latest version is somewhat better looking/slimmer as I refined the wooden bit.
Atlasworxs – Adjustable Cheek / Comb Riser – Atlasworxs

 

[JimT66]

A quick post to show how the 9015 turned out.
The barrel is short but it 'looks' longer because it lives in a stainless steel shroud that is 95mm longer than the actual barrel. Probably was done for aesthetics (look good stuff).
I had to cut the shroud back the 95mm to expose the muzzle that needed attention.
So it looks a tad different now, but shoots way better (note: Josef1000 quickfill on front of cylinder).

Before...
View attachment 14834

After...
View attachment 14835

Is a good looking rifle! Get decent speed and energy outta her?

 

[Penfold]

Is a good looking rifle! Get decent speed and energy outta her?

The 9015 HP are rated at 15 Joules or just under 12ft.lbs. I think that's a EU or UK regulation for competition.
Not designed for power, designed for accuracy.
I ran some QYS Olympic 8.18gr pellets through the chonograph a while ago and they went through at 795fps.
So, certainly not 'fast', but the pellets get down the 25 yard range just fine.
I have added the hammer adjusting screw to this rifle and can indeed wind in more power but have no need to.

 

[JimT66]

The 9015 HP are rated at 15 Joules or just under 12ft.lbs. I think that's a EU or UK regulation for competition.
Not designed for power, designed for accuracy.
I ran some QYS Olympic 8.18gr pellets through the chonograph a while ago and they went through at 795fps.
So, certainly not 'fast', but the pellets get down the 25 yard range just fine.
I have added the hammer adjusting screw to this rifle and can indeed wind in more power but have no need to.

I mostly"pest", like a lot of the guys, and always have, so that tends to be my first question. I ha e taken lot of squirrels, rabbits and birds with that power level. It gets the job done quite nicely! The exceptional accuracy is an excellent plus.